Book contents
- Global Health
- Global Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Section 1 Global Health: Definitions and Descriptions
- Chapter 1 State of Global Health in a Radically Unequal World
- Chapter 2 Societal Determinants and Determination of Health
- Chapter 3 Strengthening the Global Response to Infectious Disease Threats in the Twenty-First Century, with a COVID-19 Epilogue
- Chapter 4 Gender Equality in Science, Medicine, and Global Health
- Chapter 5 Health Systems and Health and Healthcare Reform
- Section 2 Global Health Ethics, Responsibilities, and Justice: Some Central Issues
- Section 3 Analyzing Some Reasons for Poor Health and Responsibilities to Address Them
- Section 4 Environmental/Ecological Considerations and Planetary Health
- Section 5 The Importance of Including Cross-Cultural Perspectives and the Need for Dialogue
- Section 6 Shaping the Future
- Index
- References
Chapter 4 - Gender Equality in Science, Medicine, and Global Health
Where Are We At and Why Does It Matter?
from Section 1 - Global Health: Definitions and Descriptions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 February 2021
- Global Health
- Global Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Section 1 Global Health: Definitions and Descriptions
- Chapter 1 State of Global Health in a Radically Unequal World
- Chapter 2 Societal Determinants and Determination of Health
- Chapter 3 Strengthening the Global Response to Infectious Disease Threats in the Twenty-First Century, with a COVID-19 Epilogue
- Chapter 4 Gender Equality in Science, Medicine, and Global Health
- Chapter 5 Health Systems and Health and Healthcare Reform
- Section 2 Global Health Ethics, Responsibilities, and Justice: Some Central Issues
- Section 3 Analyzing Some Reasons for Poor Health and Responsibilities to Address Them
- Section 4 Environmental/Ecological Considerations and Planetary Health
- Section 5 The Importance of Including Cross-Cultural Perspectives and the Need for Dialogue
- Section 6 Shaping the Future
- Index
- References
Summary
We are in the midst of a gender reckoning in the fields of science, medicine, and global health (Clark et al., 2017). Four contemporary social movements have helped shape the global gender and health landscape: online movements against violence, including #MeToo and #NiUnaMenos; intersectional feminism; the evolving recognition of men and masculinities; and the global trans rights movement. These movements are transforming the health sciences, forcing us to grapple with “questions of agency, vulnerability, and the dynamic and changing realities of gendered power relations” (Hilhorst et al., 2018: online). We are living through transformative and challenging times.
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- Global HealthEthical Challenges, pp. 76 - 85Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021